Aristotle vs Galileo

According to ARISTOTLE, ”violent motion” is the motion of an object away from its natural place

• True

• False

Ball A is thrown horizontally, and ball B is dropped from the same height at the same moment.

• Ball A reaches the ground first

• Ball B reaches the ground first

• Ball A Has the greater speed when it reaches the ground

• Ball B has the greater speed when it reaches its ground.

An object falling toward the surface of the earth has an acceleration in the absence of air , that

• depends on the weight of the object

• increases

• decreases

• constant

If an object is thrown vertically upward, its time of ascent is greater that its time of descent.

• True

• False

He observed that two objects of different weights will fall at the same time.

• Aristotle

• Faraday

• Galilei

• Huygens

An object thrown horizontally will have _____ velocity.

• increasing

• decreasing

• constant

• zero

The range of a projectile at a 45⁰ angle is less than at a 60⁰ angle.

• True

• False

He asserted that heavier objects fall faster than lighter one.

• Aristotle

• Faraday

• Galileo

• Huygens

A ball thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the velocity of the ball at its maximum height is

• 0

• 9.8 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 40 m/s

A body thrown with an initial velocity.

• Projectile

• Range

• Trajectory